Marine recreational fishing (MRF) is a popular activity that involves millions of people
worldwide. While the impacts of recreational fishing on freshwater ecosystems received …

Recreational diving is an expanding branch of ecotourism that when poorly managed, may
cause considerable impacts to benthic organisms. Such impacts become a matter of …

Ghost fishing is a threat to many marine environments, as lost or discarded fishing gear (eg,
fishing lines, nets) continues to fish by entangling, damaging or killing various organisms …

Global demand for SCUBA diving activities in coastal areas continues to grow. Academic
research has acknowledged that SCUBA diving can have ecological impacts. To understand …

Chronic anthropogenic disturbances on coral reefs in the form of overfishing and pollution
can shift benthic community composition away from stony corals and toward macroalgae …

Recreational scuba diving is rapidly increasing, and the negative impacts to marine reef
biota are of conservation concern. Educational approaches have been tested to mitigate …

Stony coral tissue loss disease has spread widely in the Caribbean and causes substantial
changes to coral community composition because of its broad host range and high fatality …

Abstract When effectively managed, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can produce wide
ecosystem benefits that can foster, directly and indirectly, local economies. Tourism is one of …

Coral reefs provide numerous ecosystem services and host more than 20% of marine
biodiversity. However, the impact of recreational SCUBA diving on coral reefs is not often …

The increasing interest of tourists over the last few decades in the Pemuteran Tourism Area
has become a major challenge in its management and sustainability. The dive centers …